Newzoo's August revenue charts for the US, UK, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy saw several new releases enter the Top 20. EA Sports Madden NFL 27 debuted at No. 2 on console, while House House's Big Walk ranked No. 3 on PC and Star Wars Zero Company placed No. 6 on PC and No. 20 on console. Pokémon Pokopia climbed from No. 28 to No. 7 on console after its Bubbly Basin DLC released.
Capcom producer Jun Takeuchi says the company already has a plan for when its Resident Evil remakes catch up and "crossover" with the numbered entries. He said the series is developed along two tracks and that recent entries have deliberately included ties to older games, with Umbrella, Spencer and Raccoon City's return in Requiem serving as preparation. It was previously reported that remakes of Resident Evil 0 and the first game are in the works, leaving 5 and 6 as the only mainline games left.
Publisher DANGEN Entertainment and developer NANAIRO ENTERPRISE have announced LitGirls: Bookbound Dungeons, a dungeon crawler RPG that reimagines classic literature through anime girls and turn-based combat. It will launch for PC via Steam in the first half of 2027, with console versions to be dated. An 18-plus version will also be available for PC on a separate storefront, with details to be announced later.
The LEGO set based on the original PlayStation console is now available for LEGO Insiders, priced at $179.99 with 1,911 pieces and a free LEGO Astro Bot gift with purchase. Non-members can buy it starting October 4. The near 1:1 scale set includes the original no-analog-sticks controller, working Power and Open buttons, and two hidden dioramas based on Gran Turismo (1997) and Ape Escape (1999).
Polygon rounds up six Switch 2 games releasing in October 2026 that players should not miss. October is not the climax of this year's release schedule, as November brings Grand Theft Auto 6 and the Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
After another round of layoffs and studio departures in September, October has become a crucial month for Xbox. Two major first-party releases plus a slew of Xbox Game Pass additions will need to impress players enough to keep them looking forward to Project Helix.
Lego's Sony PlayStation set officially launches Oct. 1 for Lego Insiders and Oct. 4 for everyone, priced at $179.99. The 1,911-piece set builds the original PlayStation console and controller at near 1:1 scale, with a working "Open" button that reveals mini dioramas based on 1997's Gran Turismo and 1999's Ape Escape. It will be available from Lego.com.
Oh!Ware, a deckbuilder that has been on Steam for about a week with 23 reviews so far, is built around mancala, with marbles standing in for cards. Mancala may be the oldest board game in recorded history, though exactly when and where it was invented remains undetermined.
Marathon game director Del Chafe said on the Marathon Development Team Twitter account that Extraction remains a major part of the game and will continue to receive updates. The reassurance followed Bungie's roadmap reveal for PvE and experimental PvP modes coming in the December Symbiosis update, which raised fears the hardcore extraction mode would be neglected. Chafe also asked players for feedback on Extraction, with streamers citing spawn rushes and harsh death spirals as key issues.
A high-level gameplay showcase for Arjun in Street Fighter 6 highlights his moves, Super Arts, and Critical Art. The footage is a level 7 CPU mirror match.
In a Game Informer cover story on GTA 6, Rockstar suggested its fictionalized Florida, Leonida, probably won't include every iconic attraction such as Disney World and SeaWorld. Senior vice president of environment art Paul MacPherson said the studio has to be selective about locations for narrative and game design, though the goal is to capture the full Florida experience. The game will still feature a zoo and over 170 different kinds of animals, including rare and legendary breeds that can be studied.
Amazon is discounting more than 40 officially licensed Legend of Zelda T-shirts to $16.99 for Prime Members this week, a 15% discount, ahead of Prime Big Deal Days. The sale spans designs from the original NES game to Tears of the Kingdom, as 2026 marks the franchise's 40th anniversary. Most major Zelda merchandise is centered around the upcoming Ocarina of Time remake, set to release on November 5 alongside a Zelda-themed Switch 2 console and Pro controller.
Best Buy is offering the Moza Racing R5 Direct Drive Racing Wheel and Pedal Set for PC exclusively at $349.99 with free shipping after a $30 instant discount. The R5 delivers 5.5Nm of torque, compared to 3.9Nm on the Moza R3, and the bundle includes an 11" wheel, wheelbase, and Hall Effect pedals. It is PC-only, so console players will need to look elsewhere.
Blizzard has surveyed players on Battle.net about potential new classes for World of Warcraft: Forever, listing Monk, Demon Hunter, Tinker, Illusionist, San'layn, Necromancer, Rune Knight, Bard, Warden, Witch and Death Knight with short descriptions of roles, gear and sample abilities. The survey notes Demon Hunters would start at level one in Forever rather than level eight as in the Midnight expansion. The game's full release is set for November 4.
Nintendo is not shying away from political messaging in Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave. Developer Intelligent Systems had previously kept the series' politics to messages like "don't get in bed with dragons" and "when the king starts laughing maniacally, stop giving him power."
Sony Pictures has delayed the Helldivers movie from its November 10, 2027 release date to June 9, 2028. Alan Ritchson will star as one of the soldiers defending Super Earth, with Justin Lin still attached to direct. Jason Momoa, previously set to star, dropped out earlier this year, and the rest of the cast has yet to be announced.
Longtime SEGA producer Akira Nishino said the publisher wants to bring the original Sakura Wars games to modern consoles, but various circumstances make it difficult to move forward easily. The series' most recent entry, New Sakura Wars, released for PS4 in 2020, while the west first got Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love on PS2 in 2010. SEGA says it will celebrate the series' 30th anniversary with pop-up shops and stage shows in Japan, and is "preparing something else big" without clarifying whether it's game-related.
Sony Pictures announced on September 30 that Alan Ritchson is confirmed to play one of the Helldivers in the film adaptation, with the release date shifted from November 10, 2027 to June 9, 2028. Justin Lin remains set to direct, with Hutch Parker, PlayStation Productions' Asad Qizilbash, and Lin's Perfect Storm Entertainment producing. Jason Momoa was initially slated to star but left the project this summer for unknown reasons.
Resident Evil producer Jun Takeuchi said in the Biohazard 30th Anniversary Special that the spelling of Requiem (REQUIEM) contains not only "RE (response)" but also a "Q (question)," so the title presents both an answer and a question, with the meaning to be explained later. He added that the remake series and numbered titles have been building toward a crossover since Resident Evil Village, though he did not say what form it will take or when it will arrive. The only officially confirmed Resident Evil game in development is Resident Evil Veronica, a remake of Resident Evil – Code: Veronica, which has no release date.
It has been 13 years since Game Freak introduced a new Eevee evolution in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, leaving Eevee fans among the most neglected parts of the fandom. With eight official Eeveelutions and 18 standard Pokémon types, not even half of the possible Eeveelution concepts have been realized.
GameSpot has published its September 2026 Staff Picks, highlighting hidden gems and titles players may have missed from the past few months. The picks include a 90-minute horror game about brain mold, a heartfelt action-platformer with Kingdom Hearts-like visuals, and a job simulator where you play an advice-dishing modiste. One editor says Dressmaker was the game they opened most this September.
Former Halo franchise director Frank O'Connor has outlined three paths for Activision's next Halo: a "classic" entry aimed at core fans, a surprising reinvention of the game and universe, or translating the Halo IP and sandbox into Activision's proven Call of Duty-style progression and business models. He also urged the company to hire laid-off talent from Bungie and Halo Studios, and to avoid tying the next Halo to hardware or service launch cycles or aging platforms. Activision has not yet assembled a team for the project, which is likely years away.
The Witcher 3 Remastered is out and some PC players are dealing with poor performance. CD Projekt Red recommends disabling Nvidia Hairworks until a patch addresses it, while a mod called "Path Tracing and Ray Tracing Optimization (Remastered)" claims efficiency gains of up to 30 percent in some places.
Wizards of the Coast has announced the MTG Corn Maze Secret Lair Superdrop, bringing Jim Henson's Labyrinth and KPop Demon Hunters to the card game for the first time alongside a Marvel Zombies drop. The Labyrinth lineup includes three collections, with Fear Me, Love Me focused on Goblin kindred cards. The superdrop goes on sale at 9am PT / 12pm ET on October 12, and orders over $199 include a Labyrinth-flavored Maze of Ith.
Vincent D’Onofrio pushed back against complaints that God Of War Laufey protagonist Faye, played by Deborah Ann Woll, isn’t attractive enough. He called Woll beautiful, talented, smart, and kind, and said he is a God of War fan looking forward to playing the new game with his son. A reply in the thread summed it up: “Buddy got bodied by Kingpin.”
Ubisoft is still recruiting for several roles on the Splinter Cell remake, including level designer and producer, indicating the project remains in active development. The remake was announced nearly five years ago but has shown no gameplay or trailer since. No new Splinter Cell game has been released since Splinter Cell Blacklist in 2013.
Halo Studios community director Brian Jarrard denied that the studio kept a "leadership blacklist" of content creators, calling the claim "annoyingly false." The denial followed a September 28 report from YouTuber Rebs Gaming that creator HiddenXperia had been blacklisted for being critical. Jarrard said HiddenXperia's video actually led to specific AI improvements at the finish line, and that there are too many claims circulating online to address them all.
Gears of War: E-Day returns the franchise to its grittier roots and overhauls the series' iconic systems. GameSpot rounds up everything currently known about the game.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said in a New York Times interview that "competition and collaboration can coexist" between Xbox and Sony, and that work with Sony will continue. Asked about Xbox taking over publishing duties for Hideo Kojima's Physint from PlayStation Studios, she laughed off the idea of apologising to Sony and said she was happy Kojima chose to work with Xbox.
In a Weekly Famitsu interview celebrating Sakura Wars' 30th anniversary, series creator Oji Hiroi revealed he developed a plot for Sakura Wars 6, though he clarified this does not mean the game is in development. SEGA producer Akira Nishino said SEGA would like to bring the original Sakura Wars games through Sakura Wars V: So Long, My Love to modern platforms, but various circumstances make it difficult to move forward easily. Scenario writer Satoru Akahori also revealed he has recently become involved with the franchise again.
Best Buy has discounted the CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme gaming PC with a GeForce RTX 5070 to $1,399.99, a $620 drop, with free shipping. For a limited time the deal also includes a digital Steam voucher for Remedy Entertainment's Control: Resonant, and the promotion ends on October 13. The build pairs a liquid-cooled Intel Core Ultra 7 265F with 12GB RTX 5070, 16GB DDR5-5600MHz RAM, and a 1TB M.2 SSD.
Rockstar Games shared new Grand Theft Auto 6 details in a 14-page Game Informer cover story, covering the dynamic weather system, detailed NPCs, Leonida's six distinct regions, and recreational activities for Jason and Lucia. The article discusses how GTA 6's wildlife gameplay might do something Red Dead 2 never could.
Vincent D'Onofrio pushed back on X against a self-proclaimed "gooner" who complained that God of War Laufey's armor sets don't show enough skin on Deborah Ann Woll's character. The actor called Woll beautiful, extremely talented and a good friend, adding that he is a God of War fan and can't wait to play the new game with his son. God of War Laufey releases on February 16, 2027, exclusively on PlayStation 5.
Dressmaker is a cozy sewing sim where you pick fabric, cut a pattern, stitch buttons by hand, and deliver a dress for a thank-you and a tip. When a customer is rude enough, players can secretly ignore their fabric specifications and ruin the commission. The developers appear to have intended this cathartic option.
Multiple World of Warcraft: Forever players say they received a Battle.net launcher survey about possible new classes, including Demon Hunter, Witch, Tinker, Bard, Necromancer, Warden, Illusionist, and Metalborn/Runesmith. Screenshots were forbidden, but other players confirmed the same class list, and one person posted what they claim are extracted descriptions listing armor types and roles, several marked as "support." Blizzard has not confirmed the survey, and it is unclear how seriously it is considering adding new classes.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered has been out for over 24 hours, and players are split over its updated graphics. Some praise the improved ray tracing and overhauled lighting for a brighter, crisper look, while others say the remaster loses the original's dark fantasy vibe, with one Steam review calling it "like a Disney game." The debate is further muddied by HDR effects and differences across platforms and PC specs.
Three more games have been revealed or reconfirmed for Xbox Game Pass within the past 24 hours. Football Manager 27 arrives November 10 with day-one Game Pass, while A Game About Digging a Hole Together is an expanded multiplayer version of the existing hit with no exact date yet. Grave Seasons has been reannounced for March 9, 2027, and has long been pencilled in as a Game Pass title.
A PC preorder of Star Wars: Galactic Racer is $44.99 on Newegg with the code "STARWARS," $15 off ahead of its October 6 release. The Gears of War: E-Day Limited Edition Xbox Wireless Controller is $6 off at Amazon and Walmart, and Walmart has a 25" TCL G64 Series FHD 300Hz monitor for $149.
About a week after Silent Hill: Townfall's release, developer Screen Burn released a patch addressing some early technical frustrations with the horror game. A fix is also in the works for one of the game's most frustrating parts, with The Weight finally set to get nerfed.
Capcom veteran Jun Takeuchi says the company already has a plan for when its Resident Evil remake series catches up with the era of the numbered titles, and has been gradually preparing for it since around Resident Evil Village. He called Resident Evil 7 a turning point for the series, noting that elements like the Umbrella and Spencer names and the return of Raccoon City in Requiem are seeding a future "crossover." A remake of Code Veronica is slated for next year.